JoBug

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   JoBug replied to design_student's topic in General Nursing

   I would like to add, shirt pockets that everything doesn't go flying out when you bend over.......I HATE that...I carry what most do, pens, sharpie, steth,

2. Job Interviews..What else can I do???

   JoBug replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Nursing Career

   Hi Janice, I too think you have a great possibility in getting the job, and remember, getting your "foot in the door" with a position will help you down the line transfering if you chose to. For the...

3. Meal planning for those long shifts....help!!!

   JoBug replied to carolina_girl's topic in General Nursing

   I can totally relate! Me, I am a cereal eater...it fills and gives me the vitamins and energy I need..good luck

4. Our LTC facility going "skilled"..problems

   JoBug replied to JoBug's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you for the charting info, it will be VERY usefull to me, as I will be working on that wing this weekend. VERY much appreciated! for our facility, we are a 80 bed nursing home, with two wings,...

5. Our LTC facility going "skilled"..problems

   JoBug posted a topic in General Nursing

   Okay, trying to keep our heads above water at work. The LTC facility I work at applied for, and recived a "skiiled" status, with Medicare number to boot. Now, our DON, administrator told us that we...

6. Percent of men in class?

   JoBug replied to RN8Wannabe's topic in Men in Nursing

   Class of 12, one male...and he has gone on, mind you, I am speaking of LPN classes and graduation...gender stereotyping, unbeilevable it still goes on in our world...

7. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

   JoBug replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

   Your at home and you reach for the keys to get into the

8. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

   JoBug replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all!! I SO NEEDED these laughs tonight...here is mine.. you know you have been working too many hours when your kids, husband says, "will you look at this " and you reply "you can't aford...

9. What do you do for YOU every day, to keep sane..

   JoBug replied to JoBug's topic in General Nursing

   These are GREAT! I am so happy to see that some of you are taking care of YOU!!! Woo HOO!! Now for me to find time too...hehehe...

10. refugees hit home

    JoBug replied to mandrews's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to commend you and your coworkers friends for helping, if one door doesn't open, knock on the next door, my mom always said that, and in fact, I got through nursing school with this...

11. Suppose to take NCLEX next monday Do you think I am ready?

    JoBug replied to newflgrad's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Oh how scarey it is to go take the exam, I can remember as if it was yesterday, and TRUST me, it has been many a years since I have taken the test, I think you are "over" thinking, go take it, heck...

12. Man-hater in my clinical

    JoBug replied to tiezto's topic in Male Nursing Students

    hey, go ahead and let it out! That is what I find great about this site. it is a SHAME that gender stereotyping goes on in our world yet today. My advice, ignore her and "be all that you can be",...

13. Charting Time of Death

    JoBug replied to SouthernLPN2RN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in LTC, and tonight in fact I had a hospice death. Normally, the family will call us to the room and say " I think mom is gone", and then I will go assess and determine, if soandso is in fact...

14. My Back, and going to the NEW doctor tommorow to hear about my MRI

    JoBug replied to JoBug's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you so much for remembering. Well, I went to the new doc, she didn't say a WHOLE lot, but to focus on me getting control of the pain for now, I am schedualed for an epidural steroid injection in...

15. LPN vs RN

    JoBug replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Here in Iowa, I know there are more differences than I KNOW, I work in LTC, nursing home..on top of what I see mentioned, we also can not "stage wounds" measure them, an RN must do the initial...